General (Switzerland)

This list lists all Swiss generals generals appointed in Swiss history.

The General is the highest rank in the Swiss army. It is reserved for the Commander in Chief of the Army and was appointed only in wartime.

In Switzerland, the usual generic name for all general ranks above colonel ( brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general ) is not common. The rank names are denominated in German Brigadier, Major General and Lieutenant General.

The head of the Swiss delegation in Panmunjeom obtained for the duration of their mission the title of major general (equivalent to a Major General ): Adrien Evéquoz 2000-2004 Gerhard Brügger 2004 to 2007, Jean -Jacques Joss since 2007.

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History of Switzerland 1798 1512 1513 Tagsatzung Jean Louis d'Erlach 1633 1636 1792 1803 Joseph Leonz Andermatt 1847 1805 1809 1813 Niklaus Franz von Bachmann 1815 1830 1838 1845 Guillaume-Henri Dufour 1848 1849 1856 1859 Federal Assembly (Switzerland) 1870 1871 1914 1918 1939 1945
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